How can I deploy Flutter web sourcemaps using Firebase Hosting?

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I'm debugging a complex issue that only occurs in prod, and I need to deploy sourcemaps to identify the failing lines. I build my project with sourcemaps using the predeploy command, but when running firebase deploy --debug, the sourcemaps (e.g., main.dart.js.map) are never uploaded.

Below is my current firebase.json configuration:

JSON
{
    "flutter": {
      "platforms": {
        "dart": {
          "lib/firebase_options.dart": {
            "projectId": "XXXXXXXXX",
            "configurations": {
              "web": "XXXXXXXXX"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "hosting": {
      "source": ".",
      "ignore": [
        "firebase.json",
        "**/.*",
        "**/node_modules/**"
      ],
      "predeploy": ["flutter build web --source-maps --release"],
      "rewrites": [
        {
          "source": "**",
          "destination": "/index.html"
        }
      ],
      "frameworksBackend": {
        "region": "us-central1"
      }
    }
}

I see that the build process creates the sourcemaps, but deployment doesn’t include them. How can I force Firebase to upload my sourcemaps? Any guidance would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

It sounds like your sourcemaps aren’t being deployed because they’re not located in the hosting directory you’re pointing to. When you run

BASH
flutter build web --source-maps --release

the build output (including main.dart.js and its sourcemap) is typically placed in a directory (e.g., build/web). However, in your firebase.json you’ve set

JSON
"source": "."

which tells Firebase Hosting to deploy files from your project root rather than the build output directory.

To force your sourcemaps (and your built files) to be deployed, modify the firebase.json to point to the correct build output folder. For example, if your build output is in build/web, update your configuration as follows:

JSON
{
  "flutter": {
    "platforms": {
      "dart": {
        "lib/firebase_options.dart": {
          "projectId": "XXXXXXXXX",
          "configurations": {
            "web": "XXXXXXXXX"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "hosting": {
    "source": "build/web",
    "ignore": [
      "firebase.json",
      "**/.*",
      "**/node_modules/**"
    ],
    "predeploy": ["flutter build web --source-maps --release"],
    "rewrites": [
      {
        "source": "**",
        "destination": "/index.html"
      }
    ],
    "frameworksBackend": {
      "region": "us-central1"
    }
  }
}

This change tells Firebase Hosting to deploy the files (including your sourcemaps) from build/web. Make sure the ignore list isn’t inadvertently excluding your sourcemap files (though they wouldn’t match the default ignores unless customized).

After updating, run:

BASH
firebase deploy --debug

and you should see the sourcemaps (like main.dart.js.map) being uploaded along with the rest of your build artifacts.

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